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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Bartley Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 85 species recorded across 37 survey years, still active.

85Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Bartley

Top 40 of 85 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bartley route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
Mourning DoveColumbidae1162024+35%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae962024+7%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae852024+164%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae752024+64%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae63202411×1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae502024+173%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae352024+140%1970
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae332024+34%1970
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae232024+622%1970
American RobinTurdidae192024+369%1970
Brown ThrasherMimidae152024+538%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae152024-10%1979
Western KingbirdTyrannidae132024+25%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae122024+226%1972
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae122022+220%2014
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae122024+8%2017
Chimney SwiftApodidae112024+24%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112024+306%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112024+333%1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae112024+500%2003
European StarlingSturnidae10202419×1972
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae102024+186%1970
House SparrowPasseridae102024-87%1971
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae82024+178%1973
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82024-42%1995
KilldeerCharadriidae72024+171%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72024+320%2013
Orchard OrioleIcteridae62024+400%1970
Bank SwallowHirundinidae51994+150%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae52024+67%1972
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52024+400%1980
Bell's VireoVireonidae52024+300%2004
American KestrelFalconidae42018+167%1971
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42024-11%1970
American CrowCorvidae42022+40%1978
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024+133%1971
Spotted TowheePasserellidae42023+50%1971
Northern ShovelerAnatidae41979n/an/a
House FinchFringillidae42024+23%2003
Warbling VireoVireonidae42024+25%2014

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.